Australian NBA guard Dante Exum has been heavily praised after his defence on arguably the league's hottest point guard Trae Young in the Cleveland Cavaliers' win over the Atlanta Hawks.<\/p>\n
Coming into the game averaging 30.5 points per game to go along with eight assists a night, Exum held Young to just 16 points on 6-16 shooting as the Cavs ran out 96-91 winners.<\/p>\n
The Hawks came into the game leading the NBA in scoring (125.8) and free throws made per game (25.2), and ranking second in 3-pointer made, second-chance points (17.0) and rebounds (49.4), but managed just 91 points on 41 per cent shooting while being held to just 35 second-half points.<\/p>\n
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After being traded to Cleveland halfway through last season, Exum has carved himself a steady role on a young Cavs team, starting in the absence of first round pick Isaac Okoro in the last two games.<\/p>\n
Cleveland trailed by 15 points midway through the third quarter, before outscoring the Hawks 26-17 in the final stanza to take their season record to 4-2.<\/p>\n
With the scores tied at 88 inside the final minute, Cavs star Collin Sexton nailed a go-ahead three-pointer with 27.9 seconds remaining to give his side the lead for good.<\/p>\n
While Sexton led the Cavs' scoring with 27 points on an efficient 10-18 shooting night, Exum's defence on the usually prolific Young did not go unnoticed among NBA experts.<\/p>\n
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